The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-09

have attempted to explain IL in har.
mony with his poeition: Look not
thou upon the wine when it Is red,
when 1t eiveth its color in the cup,
when II moveth itseli Alright. At the
latt II biteth like a serpent and sting.
eth like an adder" II this passage
does not prohibit the use OF the kind
of wine mentions d, then it is impossi.
bic TO express prohibition in human
speech The passage lisa graphic de.
scription OF vine In the condition OF
fermentation, and iorbids lite use in
toto.
But we are told that tho S,vior
made wine to be used as a beverage
at a wedding Yes; but We are not
told that he made wine that was red,
that gave lis color in the cup, and that
moved Itself Alright" In other words,
we are rot TO d that he made f,rment-
ed wine. Here lies the iallacy Of the
argument that D.. Boggs, ard all the
anli.prohibition orators that burdened
the atmosphere with their eloquence
in the recent champagne, based upon
the Ssvior's act. The scriptures rec
cen 2, wine that is not intox eating
and commend ia use bu. they also
recogpiz intoxicating wine and forbid
lis use as q beverage. The uice Of the
Crane 10 called wine even while 1t re.
mains in the clueter, and IL is aleo
c,lltd wine when ii comes fresh and
sweet from the press, In view Of this
truth, what does fir Interpretation
Of the Ssvior's act require us 10 be-
lieveP Are we required to believe
that be made and dealt out to crowd,
that had slrta dy drunk freely, vine
that wou!d further Influence and in
tCx'cae them 2-wine such ss his
Father had inspired a man TO say
must not ev,n be looked upon
with a view to drinking il2
Must we believe that the
blessed Mseter not only violated his
heavenly Injunction, but ALTO made
himself obnoxious to the divine law,
which says: "Woe unto him that
eiveth unto his neighbor drink;
thst puttest thou bottle to him, and
mskest him drunken also, that thou
mayest look on bis Dskeduesa y Let
the thought perish In | 8 birth
The fair Interpretation OF our Lords
act, and the one that We are morally
required to put upon II, is that he
made ouch wine as comes fresh, sweet
and unierme nted from tie grape, aud
Of which one may drink freely as
water without becoming intoxicated.
This view OF the sutject takes out Of
the Savior's conduct oil encourage.
ment to winebibbsrs, and puts him In
accord with the passages quoted above.
But the doctors position is un.
tound and danger Gus in anot er par.
ticular. While be says he cannot, No
a religious teacher, urge total sbsii
hence upon his congregation, he at
the came time says that one MAJ
adopt total abstinence 70 his private
rule, since there II nothing in script.
ure against Il. Now, which lie The
eater for men-especially young ONES
total sbs inepce or moderate drink.
iny? To which course would DR..
Boggs advise his own SOM Yves total
abstinence ever known 10 lead TO
On the other hand,
did any body ever know drunksId
who wss not at one time q moderate
drinkerP Is not temperate drinking
the source OF all Incorporate drink.
iUg2 Is not total Abstinence an sbso-
Int protac ion sgsinst drunkepI zee ?
Nos. since Drunkenness grows from
DodtIa'e drinking, and sir ce total
abstineacs Ia a sore safeguard sga,nst
Drunkenness, aud aimee there is moth
irg Ia IcripiuIe against Total sbs.i.
neIcs. why cannot Dr.. Boggs urg,
total sbstineDcs upon bia auditors,
intiead OF thiosing Ills N h1sucs on
the eide OF moe sIate dnpk'pg?
J. Ii BRINEY.